novocaine (crypto x reader)

12. kaizen

I won't feel a thing
You are my novocaine
Will you love me?
Will you hurt me?
Will you numb me?
Someone help me
You gave me the release
What did you see in me? - Novocaine by BadMoodRude
Metal Level: It's not even metal

Crypto's POV

"They're healing up nicely. Yuh should be able to participate in the Games again, soon." Ajay says as she does a checkup on my cuts, cleaning them again and patching up the bigger ones. I don't say anything, just stare dead ahead.

Ajay sighs and puts away the bandage roll and tape. "Look, I know yuh miss her. It's sad that she's gone, but this is good for yuh. She's not who she used to be and I doubt she ever will be."

Y/N was sent to the psych ward two weeks ago. I've mostly spent my time with MinJoon. Siobhan has also been keeping me company through the day, sometimes in the common room while I played with MinJoon and other times while I was working on fixing Hack and all the other things Y/N managed to break.

She's not unpleasant company. Just a little... delusional? Usually she talks about having been wrongly accused of a crime she didn't commit and it cost her her life. And, honestly, I understand how that feels.

I sigh and get off the hospital bed, walking towards the exit of the med bay. "Thanks." Is all I say. I don't want to he reminded about Y/N every second of my life.

She's gone to get better. I just hope she accepts the help she's given.

Unless the Syndicate sent her to die. I'm not sure what to think about that.

Ajay doesn't get a chance to respond as I'm already halfway down the hall, heading for the common room.

All this time I've spent with MinJoon has me overly attached to him. Even those few minutes I just spent in the med bay felt like I've spent hours away from him.

I step into the common room and see Nat playing with MinJoon on the ground. Siobhan is nowhere to be seen. It's just Nat, Renee, Ramya and Witt in the common room. I could hardly care about where everyone else is.

With a smile, I sit down with Nat and watch MinJoon drawing on some scattered papers, each with a different color of scribbles.

"He really likes drawing." Natalie says as she watches him clutch onto a paper he just finished scribbling on. He babbles and watches Nat expectantly as he holds the paper out to her.

She smiles to him and takes it. "Merci. It's very pretty."

MinJoon giggles and turns around to me. "Dada!" He cheers and climbs into my lap. I hug him close and place a kiss on the top of his head.

Nat places the picture down next to her and leans back against the sofa behind her. "Tae, are you going to need help with him again tonight, or are you feeling better?"

"I can handle him."

As if the universe wants to make me look weak, MinJoon decides to grab onto my arm and cling to it. I grit my teeth and hold down a pained sound as he grabs onto the deeper scar on my arm.

Clearly, my pain doesn't go unnoticed. Ramya raises an eyebrow and smirks. "Sure, mate. You're totally not in agony right now."

"I'm not in agony. It just hurts." I bite back. Natalie giggles behind her hand. "All right. I'll help you. You don't have to feel embarrassed when you ask for help."

"I'm not asking for help."

"Maybe you should. You can't be a parent alone. It's not easy." Renee speaks up, not looking up from her e-book.